Chapter 105 Harvest
As we all know, the purpose of going to the dungeon is to get the drops, that is, to get the equipment and materials, and even the golden coins that explode from the BOSS.

If there really is no local specialties at all, wouldn't that be voluntary labor for the community? Besides, even if it is social work, at least two eggs will be given to the tool workers to replenish their bodies!

Now, the game is finished, the drops are there, and the appraisal is complete.

Now it’s time to divide the money, which is something everyone loves to see.

After all, Xiao An is also an expert among experts. Even with Sister Wen's arrangement and fan filters, there is no reason for him to come to your group, Ji's, and work for nothing, right?

What's the point? Is it to get close to Giegie?

forget it.

There are many things in this world that can be obtained for free. Some of the candies that are delivered to your door can be spit on and said they are just so-so after you have swallowed them. But there are some favors that you'd better not owe. It's against your conscience and will ruin your character. Even children don't understand when you bully them, but don't the adults and friends in your family understand what kind of person you are, Ji?
Ji Jue took out half of the total hunt.

But in fact, this pile of things is less than one tenth of the total value of this harvest. They are all materials or precious metals that can be easily converted into currency, or simply time sand crystals.

These are the only things that can be easily converted into money, or in other words, the only things whose value can be clearly calculated, in Mercury's workshop.

In comparison, it is the least valuable.

After all, if you really want to talk about it, anyone can have money, but can money buy fluid alchemy? Can money buy the blessings of the saints? Can money buy the pile of materials in the material room that have long been out of print? Many of them are simply matched with the workshop and fluid alchemy, and are unique. Even if you have the astronomical amount on paper, you can't get a penny of them.

There is a price but no demand, or in other words, there is not even a price.

Others only exist in barter transactions between various large workshops, and only the workshop itself knows whether it is a loss or a profit.

If Ji Jue was shameless enough, he could even take out the piece of ether crystal with the greatest theoretical value. That was the control core of the entire rift, weighing forty-one kilograms, completely flawless and pure natural. After being processed by mercury, the purity rate had reached the theoretical limit, which was extremely rare in the world!

Whether it is used as the engine core of an island-class battleship or as the command center for large-scale alchemical creations, it is sufficient. If it is put on the market, it can easily make tens of billions of dollars, and you will have castles, beauties, and yachts.

The only drawback is that after the Mercury modification, it can only match fluid alchemy. If it is replaced with modern alchemy, no matter what school, the efficiency is less than one tenth.

Not to mention selling it, this kind of strategic-level material will cause endless troubles to hold in your hands, so it is better to just leave it in the teacher's workshop and keep it in the bottom of the box.

What’s even more embarrassing is that most of the harvest this time was like this.

There was no way, the sage had no surplus food at home.

Hundreds of years ago, in order to transform the Rift into a workshop, Shuiyin had disposed of most of the valuable items in his collection. The remaining collections were either highly compatible with fluid alchemy, and Ji Jue would not have enough for his own use in the future, or they were so high-end that they were too rare and precious even for a master, and exchanging them for money was pure prodigal behavior.

So much so that, after looking at the harvest at hand, Ji Jue found that he was only left with a large pile of materials, and only a few of them could be converted into cash.

And yet, I have taken all the advantage.

It got to the point where his conscience was bothering him and it was aching.

"I hold—"

Tong Hua finally came to her senses, relying on Sister Wen's protection, and poked her head out from behind to look at the opened box. Her eyes were already illuminated by the light of the precious metal, and she couldn't believe it: "Are you guys going to the Rift or to rob a bank?!"

Golden, orange, or silver, sparkling...

As the only wealthy lady in the group, she casually estimated the total weight and value in her mind and couldn't help but gasp. After all, apart from the properties of the precious metals themselves, most of the items inside were antiques that were difficult to measure in actual value.

Most of them still bear the characteristics of the Eternal Empire period.

If such a large number of items were to be dumped into the market, the entire federal antique trade might experience a major shock.

As the chosen one of the Way of Ether, she instinctively picked up an exquisite and gorgeous clock, wiped the dust off it with her sleeve, and sniffed it carefully.

A strong ancient atmosphere hits you in the face.

It’s almost true, what a rare thing!
Before Wen Wen could stop him, her eyes suddenly lit up, and then everything went dark, as if she was an innocent dog that had been kicked hard, and she screamed.

"Ahhh, my krypton gold dog eyes!"

She covered her eyes and rolled over on the sofa. Lao Zhang and Wen Wen beside her were already used to it, so one of them held her down while the other put eye drops into her eyes.

Ji Jue's expression twitched. It was the first time that he admired someone's courage and bravery so much. You say she is very brave, but every time she sees herself, she feels like she has seen a ghost. You say she is very cowardly, but she dares to look at anything.

The matrix that reappeared yesterday allowed the Chosen One to read the history and images on the object by touching it. It was a rare top-notch matrix even in the Way of Ether.

But the problem is, for the past four hundred years, the traceback of mercury in the workshop has never stopped at all - no matter how experienced the ancient artifacts are, after experiencing such complex interference, the records are all garbled documents, and it would be impossible to see anything.

I really can't tell, the quiet little girl is actually so stubborn!
But faced with this huge mountain of gold, Xiao An's reaction was much calmer. It could be said that he had no idea about money from beginning to end and didn't care about it.

Since Brother Ji Jue said this is mine, I will keep it.

"Thank you, Brother Ji Jue."

The boy smiled sweetly, closed the box, turned to look at Wen Wen, and said, "Then please help me save these, Sister Wen."

The relationship between the four people in Beishan District is obviously many times closer than that between colleagues in other security bureaus who simply work in the same place.

The friendship is deep.

A few years ago, not long after Wen Wen took office, she was running out of money because of her lavish spending habits and her unwillingness to make dirty money or cooperate with shady guys. So, at Tong Hua's suggestion, she opened a shell company.

It has no actual business and is mainly responsible for handling the capital turnover of the Beishan Group, like the department's slush fund. Basically, most of the Beishan Group's gray income comes from here.

Relying on Tong Hua's operation and insider information, he actually achieved a surplus through investment and lived a wealthy life. After all, relying on that little salary, it was not enough for the consumption of the Chosen One.

With abilities and the matrix, it was easy to just lie down, but it was extremely difficult to make progress. Equipment, potions, mysteries and intelligence, training and treatment, training and improvement of abilities, even the mastery and consumption of skills, the acquisition and action of blessings, everything required money.

Even the trouble Lawrence caused a few days ago, the recovery and rehabilitation of most of the victims infected with the blood thirst disease were paid for by the company. Now with such a large amount of income, it can be foreseen that the financial situation will be much more optimistic for a long time in the future.

After applying the eye drops, Tong Hua no longer cared about screaming. Now she was lying on the box like a legendary dragon, counting the harvest and laughing uncontrollably.

After finishing speaking, Ji Jue coughed twice solemnly. After everyone looked at him, he smiled, lifted the backpack beside him and placed it on the table.

"The reason I came here specially this time is actually this - Dangdangdang!"

Accompanied by Ji Jue's human dubbing, his first official alchemical creation in his life finally debuted!
Under the soft light, the power bracket with a strange outline appeared in front of everyone.

It is like a supporting skeleton that is closely attached to the flesh and blood. It achieves the functions of movement and support through multi-point fixation between the thighs, joints, calves and ankles.

The main body is cut and formed from a whole piece of aluminum, which enhances the structural strength and durability in an alchemical way. With the extremely lightweight design concept, after omitting all irrelevant structures, the total weight has been successfully reduced to an astonishing 900 grams.

The power structure of the joint part adopts the design in the paper, and uses the emblem of entropy and the spiritual circuit to realize a simple magnetic energy storage structure - when raising the legs and bending, it absorbs part of the pressure and potential energy brought by the body weight and limbs, and releases them when stretching, thereby reducing the burden on the user to the greatest extent, and can automatically switch between walking, running and jumping gears according to the input force.

When necessary, one can also input one's own spiritual essence to achieve a temporary increase in output.

The length and specific data are made according to Xiao An's body shape.

This is a prosthetic limb specially customized for the teenager.

In the confused looks from others, Ji Jue didn't explain much, but just pushed it to Xiao An: "Try it on." "Huh?"

The boy was stunned, looking at the prosthetic limb on the table for a long time, and finally seemed to react: "Me?"

Under Ji Jue's guidance, he rolled up his trouser legs, revealing the shocking iron nails, and carefully installed the prosthesis on his right leg.

The process is not complicated. Once you become proficient in it, you can easily put it on and take it off by operating the two buckles with one hand.

The iron skeleton bypasses the long nails above the knees and fits against the skin, replacing the function of the joints, bearing the pressure, running smoothly and without any noise.

In this silence where even the sound of breathing was so faint that it could be ignored, Xiao An's body shook a little. He supported himself on the armrests of the sofa with both hands and carefully propped himself up again.

Feeling a strange feeling that I have never experienced before.

He subconsciously turned around and looked at Ji Jue. Ji Jue just smiled and gestured to continue.

Just like that, I took the first step forward gently.

Then, the second step, the third step...

Bai Lu Zhi Dao's balance and body control allowed him to quickly adapt to the assistance of the prosthetic limbs, and after five steps, he was able to move as usual.

It was not until now that he turned around as if awakened from a dream and looked at his feet on the ground.

He turned around and gave Ji Jue a surprised smile.

"It seems that the basic model is fine for daily use."

Ji Jue pinched his chin and grinned triumphantly, enjoying the grateful look. Then, like a magic trick, he took out a few more bodies from his bag and placed them on the table. There was a dazzling array of things:

“Next, try the extended, enhanced, and ergonomic models!”

How is it possible to make just one in a whole afternoon?
After all, with Fei Gong in hand, this simple alchemical work can be done as fast as an assembly line.

Moreover, it is not complicated in the first place and its design is also simple. After discarding all the fancy functions, it aims to be as lightweight, comfortable to wear, simple and durable as possible.

This is what is meant by "skillfulness without effort", but for beginners, it is actually more difficult. Sometimes it is easier to do less, sometimes it is easier to do more, and getting it just right is often the most troublesome.

Fortunately, this part was completed directly under the supervision and guidance of Professor Ye, saving Ji Jue the time of repeated exploration and trial and error.

After looking at the finished product for the first time, the professor marked several problems and sent it back for redoing. An hour later, we got a new version, which we revised and redid again. After three versions, we finally got a product prototype that looked perfect in Ji Jue's eyes but barely passable in the professor's words.

Then, for the whole afternoon, Ji Jue took advantage of his hands being hot and didn't stop at all.

Based on the prototype, I made a version of all the anticipated styles.

If time was not insufficient, he would even like to launch cool dyed and luminous versions to ensure that Xiao An would look awesome in every dark night.

"Two sets of each item, replace them if they break, no need to cherish or feel bad about them."

Ji Jue piled all the same products into Xiao An's arms: "Try them out in the next two days. If you have any questions about the specific use, please tell me at any time. I will modify it at any time and complete it at any time!"

“Unfortunately, the material is just average, and the movement restrictions are a bit large. It will actually hinder your mobility when fighting, so take it off when you feel it’s bothering you.

However, it is more than enough for daily use.”

At this moment, after changing several different styles, Xiao An has been able to disassemble and assemble it with ease.

After the structure is simplified, the specific daily maintenance is not so cumbersome. Just spray WD40 on the areas that are not smooth. It can be called fool-proof maintenance.

Now seeing Xiao An running and jumping freely and moving as usual, the emotional Tong Hua has leaned next to Wen Wen, tearing the tissue with red eyes: "Wow, the child can walk now, Sister Wen, I am so touched."

"Go away, go away, your snot is rubbing against my clothes... Xiao An is not a child learning to walk for the first time! Why are you so excited?"

Wen Wen lifted her neck in disdain and moved away, refusing to stick close to her, but she never concealed the smile on her face: "If you really want to thank Ji Jue, don't do anything new next time."

From beginning to end, Lao Zhang was turning the iron walnut and did not join in the fun, but just watched silently from the side.

After a long time, he patted Ji Jue's shoulder.

"Boy, that's very good."

The old man had eaten everything, played everything, seen everything, and been beaten throughout his life. He had experienced poverty and wealth. As a chosen one who had experienced many things in the world, the only thing he passed on to his descendants was his unique massage skills in Haizhou.

The money that Ji Jue brought was certainly a surprise, but in comparison, this was the thoughtfulness and gift that could not be bought with money.

Lao Zhang's lips opened and closed, and his voice fell into Ji Jue's ears like a thread: "If you have any trouble later, just come to me."

Ji Jue smiled and just nodded slightly.

If he really cared about getting in trouble, he wouldn't have done this.

However, as he was thinking, he felt his body sinking.

The young man who was walking again came to him, stood on tiptoe, opened his arms, and hugged him gently.

Her eyes seemed to be sparkling and sparkling, and her cheeks were full of smiles, pure and clear.

"Thank you, Brother Ji Jue," he said.

"Ahaha, hahahaha, it's just a piece of cake, just a piece of cake..."

Ji Jue froze in place, raised his head unconsciously, and took a deep breath in between his silly smiles.

Hold on, Ji Jue, hold on.

Damn it, hold on!
He felt that if he blushed at this moment, his life which had been straight for 19 years would be completely over!
What's incredible is that there is anything else to feel besides this.

Indescribable.

It seems like I have gained something more precious.

For the first time in his life, he felt such pure and abundant joy from his own creation.

"Is this alchemy?"

He couldn't help but look at his hands.

Slowly clench your fingers.

He is already looking forward to the next class...

(End of this chapter)